Today in History - History - May 25th

1927Henry Ford announces that he is ending production of the Model T Ford

1922Babe Ruth suspended 1 day & fined $200 for throwing dirt on an ump

201146th Academy of Country Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert & Brad Paisley wins

1961JFK sets goal of putting a man on Moon before the end of decade

1842Christian Doppler presents his idea, now known as the Doppler Effect, to the Royal Bohemian Society, Prague

194830th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Norwood Hills CC St Louis

1969Mickey Wright wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational

1973George Harrison releases "Give Me Love" in UK

196416th Emmy Awards: Dick Van Dyke Show, Dick Van Dyke & Mary Tyler Moore win

1997Minnesota Twins retire Kirby Puckett's uniform #

1939Ian McKellen, England, actor (Keep, Plenty, Scarlet Pimpernel)

1803Ralph Waldo Emerson, Boston Massachusetts, American essayist/philosopher (Concord Hymn)

1889Igor Sikorsky, Russian-American pioneer of aviation in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft

1926Bill Sharman, Abilene Texas, Hall of Fame basketball player (Boston Celtics)

1969Anne Heche, Aurora Ohio, actress (Donnie Brasco, Juror, Volcano)

1907Rachel Carson, conservationist/writer (silent springs)

1898Chocolatier Milton S. Hershey (40) weds Catherine Sweeney at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City

1901Russian physician, dramatist and author Anton Chekhov marries actress Olga Knipper

1957NFL coach Chuck Noll (25) weds first wife Marianne Noll

1965Boxing champion Sugar Ray Robinson (44) weds Millie Bruce in Los Angeles

1940MLB outfielder Stan Musial (19) weds his high school sweetheart Lillian Labash in Daytona Beach

1661King Charles II marries Portuguese princess Catherina the Braganca

1954Robert Capa, Hungarian-born photojournalist (b. 1913)

1919Madame C. J. Walker, wealthy cosmetics manufacturer, dies at 51